Craig Howard Kinsley

Craig H. Kinsley, Ph.D., 61, of Richmond, VA passed away peacefully January 26, 2016 surrounded by family and friends. Craig was pre-deceased by his parents, Dorothy and Howard Kinsley, his older sister, Christie, his uncle, Rudy Sulenta, and Perelman the cat. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, daughter Devon, son David, Koko the cat, sisters Cathy (Brent) Maher, Carla (John) Skorin, nieces Sandy (Josh) Dean, Kelsey Rogers, Jenna McPeek, nephews Michael (Autumn) Maher and Cameron (Heather) Rogers. Craig was much beloved by his parents-in-law, Marge and Shelly Lustig and sister-in-law, Sue McPeek.

Craig was born in Pico Rivera, CA. He received his B.S. in Psychology from Sonoma State University, his Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from S.U.N.Y. Albany. He was a post-doctoral fellow and research associate in the Laboratory of Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biology, Department of Anatomy, at Harvard Medical School, and an instructor at Harvard University. He joined the University of Richmond and its Department of Psychology in 1989 where he rose to the rank of full professor, and has been joyfully teaching Neuroscience and mentoring students in the classroom and lab for almost 27 years. Always quick with a bad joke or a pun (channeling his father, Howard) he always made himself laugh. Sometimes we laughed with him. He loved his students, allowing them to grow and shine and giving them all the credit for their many successes. His work was his avocation, never a job.

There is a celebration of his life scheduled for May 29, 2016 at 1:00 at the Cannon Memorial Chapel, University of Richmond. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the University of Richmond and designating the Craig Kinsley Memorial Fund which will be used to continue Craig’s work of supporting students.